‘Wonderwall’ tops best British song poll
LONDON (AP) √≥ Britpop group Oasis’ 1995 hit Wonderwall topped a radio station’s poll of the best British songs of all time on Monday.
Listeners to Britain’s Virgin Radio voted the anthem by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher’s band their all time favorite British hit.
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody came in second place and Led Zepplin’s Stairway to Heaven placed third. Queen and the Beatles had the most entries of eight each in the poll of the best 100 songs, as voted by 8,300 listeners to the radio station.
Here are the Best British Songs, as voted by Virgin Radio listeners:
1. Oasis óWonderwall
2. Queen óBohemian Rhapsody
3. Led Zeppelin óStairway to Heaven
4. The Beatles óLet It Be
5. John Lennon óImagine
6. The Police óEvery Breath You Take
7. The Jam óGoing Underground
8. Verve óBittersweet Symphony
9. Robbie Williams óAngels
10. The Stranglers óGolden Brown
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